Finder's Fee?

[OTEP]

Doctora and I were in the market for a used Suzuki Jimny this past month.

Trying to be resourceful I texted some friends and acquaintances that I was looking for such a unit.

Just my luck, someone I know from Suzuki, gave me the number of an agent who he said might have a good lead.

So I called the agent. He referred me to the personal assistant of the owner of the vehicle.

In the end, I transacted directly with the vehicle's owner and ended up taking home a black '03 Jimny A/T last Saturday.

Today I get a text from the agent asking for his "finder's fee".

Tama ba yun? Diba whatever commission or finder's fee will be between him and the seller of the vehicle? Sa sobrang inis ko, I gave him some pretty strong words.

Thankfully, Zukiman of 4x4ph who happens to work for Suzuki also, intervened and diffused the situation. Pero tama ba talagang ako ang magbigay ng finder's fee samantalang ako ang buyer and not the seller? And this agent even has the nerve to ask if I gave Zukiman and my the other Suzuki guy a finder's fee. Of course I did not, and they did not ask for many. But in return for the good service they have provided me through the years, madami na din ako narefer sa kanila and I think putting a good word for them is enough already.

Now I will not recommend this agent to anyone...not my loss...buy your Zuks elsewhere.

[uls]

i'm sure may commission yung ahente sa seller...

Pero gusto din nya kumita sa buyer.

meron talaga mga ahente na ganyan... garapal

[alwayz_yummy]

agent-seller lang may ganyang usapan.. kung wala siya nakuha sa seller, ibig sabihin nyun, kasalana na nya yun at di nya kinausap yung seller prior sa usapan nyu(as buyer) and seller.

[swordsman]

unless may usapan na kayo beforehand na bibigyan mo na lang sya o bigyan na lang sya ng finder's fee, hindi talaga tama yon. it's logical to assume na yong seller ang magbibigay if ever.

anyway, congrats on your new Jimny! pics naman

[swordsman]

unless may usapan na kayo beforehand na bibigyan mo na lang sya o bigyan na lang sya ng finder's fee, hindi talaga tama yon. it's logical to assume na yong seller ang magbibigay if ever.

anyway, congrats on your new Jimny! pics naman

[CoDer]

May commission ang ahente sa seller o di kaya markup sya sa presyo ng seller, garapal lang talaga yang kausap mo doc otep.

[j_avonni]

I think the "agent" should demand 'finder's fee or commission' from the seller and not from the buyer.

BTW, normally, how much is the "finder's fee or commission' and the referral fee?



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[Memphis Raines]

"Hey I referred this car for you to buy. Where's my cut?"

The guy is cuckoo :screwloose:

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[rst619]

Sa sobrang hirap ng buhay ngaun nagiging garapal na talaga tao. Pero IMO sana kahit pang gasolina inabutan mo na. A thousand or two wouldnt have hurt you di ba? Besides, di mo makikilala seller kung hindi dahil sa kaniya, so kaunting pakonsuelo man lang. Hindi porket may commision ang nag refer sa buyer, e wala na tayong obligasyon sa kanila kahit "konting goodwill" man lang.

Minsan din kasi nangyayari, like in your case, hindi na siya nakialam sa pricing and negotiation so wala siya mark up ( favorable sa iyo un di ba ) so I think in this case e hindi naman gaano out of order ung umasa siya sa iyo ng kahit konti ( iyon nga lang di siya naghintay na magkusa ka ).

[[archie]]

thats insane.... the seller should be the one who give's the commission.

[mbclubph]

doc otep how much you got your 03 jimny? planning to get one kasi paglalaruan lang

[iho250]

^^^ +100!! to sir archie

[Gen. Miting]

for all you know, humingi siya ng commission fee sa seller

tapos hihingi sya ng finder's fee sa iyo as buyer

bale doble kita, garapal talaga mga ganyan tao. ang tingin ko eh kung makakalusot lulusot talaga sila, kung wala naman kontrata, wala naman sya panghahabol yun nga lang tiga-Suzuki pala

pero magkano ba hinihingi? kung 1-2K lang naman, siguro bigyan mo na in the spirit of gratitude kasi siya di naman nag-refer pero kung 5k up, wag na lang. at kung nagmatigas pa, ignore him na lang.

ako kasi I alway try to appreciate the help of others kahit konti may maibigay. parang good karma na din.

[raine]

hindi naman siguro garapal yung ahente kasi alam naman natin lahat na trabaho niya yun, at in tha first place ikaw ang kumausap sa kanya upang makuha ang services niya, kaya naghanap siya at ng may nakita nagexpect siya na meron siyang makukuha sa iyo. kasi unawain naman ninyo ang mga ,kahit ikaw ay buyer or seller pero ikaw ang kumuha nang services niya kailangan bigyan mo siya, wala kanang pakialam kung bibigyan pa siya ng other party kanilang usapan na yon, at noong umpisa pa lang ba ng kausapin mo siya sinabi mo na wala kang ibibigay sa kanya sa seller siya huningi ng finders fee? kung wala meron siyang right humingi sa iyo, diba ikaw ang lumapit sa kanya in the first place para makuha ang services niya?

[Galactus]

^^^ Yup, I tend to agree. Wala na nga tayong pakialam kung nangumisyon din yung agent sa seller. Trabaho talaga nila yun. I think the core of the situation is hindi mabibili yung Suzuki ni TS, if it weren't for the tip/services provided for by the agent. For all we know, wala siyang nakuha sa seller, kaya sa buyer siya nanghihingi.

Now, kung masyadong malaki yung hinihinging commission, (like over 10k), then that's the time to complain.

Ang problema kasi, hindi maliwanag ang usapan nung agent and TS. Dapat sa simula pa lang, nalinaw na kung may commission nga o wala.

[OTEP]

Yup, wala naman kasing agreement about a 'finder's fee'. I've been around the used car biz since I learned how to drive (we rarely buy brand new cars) to know that all the cars we have sold off through agents, the commission always came from us (the seller) and none of the buyers ever had to foot for a finder's fee.

If the agent had explicitly expressed his intention of getting a finder's fee, then maybe it would have been ok. What's more irritating is he just texts me asking for it while I'm in the middle of examining a patient. Ano ba yun? ganun ganun na lang? Ni anino ng taong ito hindi ko nakita, eh. Just so happens that the two people I know at Suzuki, knew he had the number of a unit for sale. If he had extended any other form of service other than texting me the number of the owner or facilitating our meeting, maybe he would have gotten his fee also. Ni-email ng pic ng unit hindi niya magawa, eh.

Sorry I did not bother to ask the cost of his so called fee as Zukiman had intervened already.

Guys, please remind me to charge you my 'finder's fee' for every PM/SMS/Email/Call I get asking for the number of Mang Mario, 199 Off-road house, Autocamp, Filmar's, Speedyfix, etc. :D hehehe.

FLASH NEWS: The seller just called me a few minutes ago. They already paid for the commission on the unit.

This guy is just trying to do a 'double take'.

[XTO]

i think, dapat kahit pano bigyan rin naman, since yung real owner na ang naging ka negotiate mo. possible rin na di na siya nabigyan, like di alam ng owner na siya nag-refer sa yo.

pero kung yung agent ang naka-sarado mo sa deal, no need na humingi pa siya dahil for sure meron na siya dun.

bigyan mo na lang doc kahit 1-2K. my 1 cent.

edit din doc: wag mo na pala bigyan hehehe

[Walter]

Sa sobrang hirap ng buhay ngaun nagiging garapal na talaga tao. Pero IMO sana kahit pang gasolina inabutan mo na. A thousand or two wouldnt have hurt you di ba? Besides, di mo makikilala seller kung hindi dahil sa kaniya, so kaunting pakonsuelo man lang. Hindi porket may commision ang nag refer sa buyer, e wala na tayong obligasyon sa kanila kahit "konting goodwill" man lang.

Minsan din kasi nangyayari, like in your case, hindi na siya nakialam sa pricing and negotiation so wala siya mark up ( favorable sa iyo un di ba ) so I think in this case e hindi naman gaano out of order ung umasa siya sa iyo ng kahit konti ( iyon nga lang di siya naghintay na magkusa ka ).

I disagree with this. The buyer was not in a hurry nor desperate to find a vehicle. He was asking for referrals from his friends and acquaintances.

[rst619]

I disagree with this. The buyer was not in a hurry nor desperate to find a vehicle. He was asking for referrals from his friends and acquaintances.

Still, the agent wasnt his friend nor his acquaintance. We all acknowledge the fact that the agent exerted at the very least a small amount of effort to help the buyer di ba? anyway, its all moot now. May kaniya kaniya tayong pananaw and opinion sa valuation ng mga "tulong" perceived or real ng mga tao around us.

[Memphis Raines]

FLASH NEWS: The seller just called me a few minutes ago. They already paid for the commission on the unit.

This guy is just trying to do a 'double take'.

Baka gusto rin nya ng 'double blackeye' :boxing1:

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